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New Hope for Disadvantaged Young Men

Young men are being trained in farming, in order to live an independent life. This project is part of an NGO which was founded by a former street child.
This volunteer program is especially suitable for:

Singles

Couples

Families

Groups

50+

The
project

Shadow
of Success for Street Youth of Arusha was founded by the Tanzanian
Ayubu Kazana in 2013. Ayubu’s parents died when he was a child, and
he was raised without them. He got his primary education in Kenya and
went to secondary school in Tanzania. Currently, he is working as a
medical representative and wants to support children and youth in
need. The German association “Hilfe für Afrika Hilden e.V.”
(“Help for Africa”) under Engelbert Kremers supported the young
adults with health insurance, renting land, an office and donated
sewing machines.Currently there are two projects in the NGO where
you can participate. The “Shadow of Success Street Youth Farming
Project” and the “Shadow
of Success Women Empowerment Project“.

Your
work

About
ten male teenagers and young adults participate in the farming
project. The men are coming from various backgrounds such as
homelessness, day labour, and drug addiction. One farming assistant
supervises them. The project rented three acres where they grow
beans, cucumbers, green pepper, and saroo, a local vegetable. You can
help in the farming process from plating to maintaining to harvesting
and selling the vegetables. You can also organize afternoon
activities like football games. Apart from that, you can engage in
teaching English and life skills. Every weekend the young adults have
to report about the progress of the work. It can be your job to help
to organize these weekly meetings.

Depending
on which project you want to work in, it could be helpful if you have
a background or interest in agriculture, website design, teaching and/or fundraising.

Note

The
young adults are coming from various backgrounds like poverty, drug
abuse and prostitution. You should be sensitive and open-minded.

Typical day

Depending
of which season (planting, maintaining or harvesting) your day will
start and end at different times. You will join the young men at the
fields and support them which what ever need to be done. In the
afternoon you can teach English, organize football matches, you can create a website, do
fundraising and much more depending on your interest.

Details on Arrival

You can start working at
this project any day of the week that suits you.On your first day
we will do a town tour showing you Arusha, how to use the buses,
where to find ATMs and exchange money and much more. The next day
one of our staff members will take you to your project showing you
the way and making sure you are always safe.

Free-time activities

We offer a wide range of
activities at affordable volunteer rates like: 1. Hiking/Walking
tours to waterfalls, through forests and around a lake. 2.
Swimming in paradise like hot springs with a blimps of the Mount
Kilimanjaro. 3. Cultural tours to Maasai markets and the
possibility to visit different ethnicities. 4. Coffee plantation
tour to learn about the process from the bean to the finished
product. 5. Safaris to the national parks of the Northern Circuit
(Arusha NP, Lake Manyara NP, Tarangire NP, Serengeti NP, Ngorongoro
Conservation Area). 6. Climbing Mount Meru and Mount Kilimanjaro. 7.
FREE town tour for all our volunteers

Water Sports

Swimming

Concert/Music

Sightseeing

Shopping/Souvenirs

Climbing

Safari/Zoo

Hiking

Museum/Opera

Sports

Riding

Yoga/Meditation

Program Requirements

In order to join the program you need to be at least 18 years old on the program start date.
There might be exemptions if you can provide the permission of your legal guardian(s) or if your are accompanied by your parents.

Language Skills

You need to speak
English
(basic level)

Criminal Background Check

required

Required Documents

CV and Picture of the volunteer

Nationality Restrictions

No restrictions. Helping hands from all over the world are welcome.

Time Commitment

Your helping hand will be required on
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday

Included Services

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On-site services

Services by Viva Tanzania

All pre-arrival support, two airport transfers, orientation tour in
Arusha, being guided to the project on the first day, donation to the youth
project, 24/7 in-country-support, accommodation in a dorm, daily breakfast and
dinner, lunch is usually provided in the project.

Airport Pickup at Kilimanjaro International Airport

In
your program fee the pick up and drop off from/to the airport/bus
station are included. One of our friendly staff members, will be at
the airport/bus stand with our "Viva Tanzania"-Pick-up-sign,
just in time when you plane or bus arrives. And after your volunteer
experience - when it's time to say good bye - we will take you to the
airport/bus stand for the farewell.

Accommodation

The volunteer house has dorms; each contains
comfortable beds & shelves to store belongings, the maximum is
four people in one room. We try to keep the rooms separated by gender
but can not guarantee this. As storage space is limited in the rooms
please consider packing light, too. Accommodation in a single room is
possible (extra charge). The hostel is located 25 walking minutes
from the city centre. Although the house is close to the busy town
and is surrounded by a green environment. In the garden we have
different fruits, like bananas and avocado. Our hostel dogs Takwa and
Nala are part of the family and stay in the compound as well. The
house is equipped with hot water showers and the possibility to use
the kitchen through out the day.

Moreover we offer you the possibility to stay with a
host family during your volunteering with us. The charges
remain the same, but you will get the unique experience of sharing
your daily live with and in a Tanzanian family. They will provide you
with everything that's necessary. All family members speak English
fluently and are very welcoming. As their new family member you will
have your own lockable room, featured with a bed and access to the
living room, kitchen, bathroom and the beautiful compound. If staying
with a guest family, we will of course still provide our 24/7
in-country support by our staff members. For further information
please let us know that you are interested in staying in a guest
family within your application on Volunteer World.

Dorm Room
Guest Family
Bedroom (Single)
Bedroom (Double)

Food & Beverages

Breakfast will contain tea and coffee, bread, margarine, honey, jam,
peanut butter, as well as fruits and vegetable. Dinner will be
international as we cook Tanzanian as well as Western Food. Don‘t worry
if you are vegetarian (like Tizia), vegan or have any allergy, we can
cope with everything. The hostel is also equipped with a fridge and
shelves to store your own groceries.

Internet Access

Limited access at the project site

What's NOT included?

Visa, flights, travel insurance or vaccinations are NOT included in the program fees.

Flight Tickets

The nearest airport is Kilimanjaro International Airport (JRO) in Kilimanjaro. We assist you to find cheap flights to Tanzania.

You can volunteer at the project site in
Arusha/Tanzania
between
2
weeks
and
50
weeks.
Please note that the above shown program fees are estimated and subject to exchange rate fluctuations.
Viva Tanzania
will let you know about the final price during your application process.

Crowdfunding Service

Generally, volunteering abroad involves certain costs. In case you need financial support, we will assist you to fundraise your volunteer program in Tanzania.

The deposit is simply to reserve your volunteer placement. Payments are handled by PayPal, our trusted global payment provider.
If you don't have a PayPal account, you can also pay using a credit card.

Final Payment (85%)

Your final payment will be agreed with Viva Tanzania during the application process.
Common solutions are either via bank transfer or a cash payment at the project site.

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